We are approaching another beautiful summer here in Indian Wells. While we are all dealing with more stressors than usual, we hope you are taking some time to appreciate the beautiful City that we call home during this lovely [albeit, hot] time of year. Our newsletter this quarter includes a number of resources, reminders about upcoming services and deadlines, and general City information. we hope you find it informative and useful.

Have a happy Summer!

With many homes in Indian Wells sitting empty during the hotter months, and many cars sitting un-driven in driveways, it is important for our residents - both full-time and part-time - to protect their homes and belongings.

That's why we are providing this  public service announcement, presented in partnership with your Indian Wells Special Enforcement Team.

These are difficult times for everyone. We want to help make things a little safer. Check your home, check your vehicles, and offer to help check on your neighbor's belongings if they are unable to do so. We are all in this together.

City Finances Post COVID-19

As a tourist destination, Indian 

Wells depends on large-scale events and dollars spent by travelers to support our economy. Therefore our City has been hit particularly hard by the impacts of COVID-19.

Overall, the City anticipates more than $9.7 million dollar decrease in General Fund revenues through June 30, 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Operating losses due to the closure of the Indian Wells Golf Resort in mid-March are estimated at $1.3 million alone for just the current fiscal year 2019-20.

Fortunately, we are not heading into this predicament unprepared. Readying Indian Wells for a financial shock has been a core philosophy of the City Council for several years. The City was also quick to address expected revenue losses from the canceled BNP Paribas Tennis Tournament and closure of our local resorts by putting our fiscal plan in place, using anticipated surplus revenues in this year and next year’s budgets, delaying planned donations, deferring capital improvement projects, and controlling costs in our current operations. These actions should allow City Council to move through this period  without  using City reserves. 

If you have further questions about how the City is responding to the fiscal impacts of COVID-19, please see the full letter from Mayor Ty Peabody here.